第一节 完形填空(共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　I was headed for the UMW women's basketball game yesterday. Suddenly, I saw an old fellow, maybe 65 years old,___1___ next to a stop sign on William Street. He seated himself on the ground, wearing __2____ clothes and an oversized jacket.

　　I ___3___ my car and got out, walking up to this old man and asked, "How are you doing?" He looked at me surprisingly, just like I was going to ___4___ him, and he said, "I am fine, just making a(n)___5___." He looked embarrassed as he said, "I live on the ___6___." I could see that he was ___7___ and had no family members around to help him. The one thing that ___8___ me was that he never asked me for anything, no money or food.

　　This reminded me of many monks who had given up all their ___9___ and owned nothing but a ___10___ bowl and maybe a piece of cloth for clothing. I asked him ___11___ it was fine if I could give him some ___12___, he looked up and said ___13___, "Well，anything helps. I don't care." I gave him a folded 50-dollar bill ___14___ in small notes so he couldn't see it yet. He thanked me ___15___ and said, "God bless you, sir." I asked him if he wanted to come in and ___16___ the basketball game, "I go to UMW and our women's team is pretty good." I added, "You should come and watch the game if you have time." He nodded. I walked back to my car, but looking back I saw him ___17___ with his tom backpack and start walking towards the ___18___.

　　My giving like a ripple in a(n)___19___, one act may be small, but if you drop a stone in a river, it will make hundreds of ripples ___40___ outward and comfort others.

1. A. lying B. sleeping C. standing D. sitting

2. A. shabby B. new C. fashion D. beautiful

3. A. started B. parked C. broke D. sold